Redknapp vows quick return

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp insists that he will be back at White Hart Lane in the near future after his recent heart surgery.

The Spurs boss underwent a successful procedure to unblock his coronary arteries on Wednesday which meant he missed Thursday’s Europa League loss against Rubin Kazan.

The recent surgery has not seemed to take away Redknapp’s spirit, as he hopes to use the upcoming international break to rest and return to the Premier League very soon.

“That [the international break] is handy because after this weekend we have a break for international matches coming up anyway,” Redknapp told The Sun.

“After that I’ll be back in at Tottenham and back on the training pitch.”

“This isn’t going to stop me doing the job I love.”

“I love my football and won’t be walking away any time soon. I can assure everyone I’m doing okay.”

“It won’t stop me running, I might even do the marathon one day.”

The 64-year old has revealed that he felt chest pains and was short of breath as he ran at home, and decided that he needed to get checked up.

“I have a running machine at home and run or jog for around half an hour several times a week to help stay fit,” he said.

“But this time I went on and had been running for no more than about two minutes when I felt pains in my chest. I had hardly got going when it went tight and I was struggling to breathe.”

“As soon as that happens you know the best thing to do is stop immediately, which I did.”

“I wasn’t that frightened if I’m honest, but it was clearly a warning sign from within.”

“I just stopped running there and then and I went to see the club doctor at Spurs. He got me in to see a specialist on Saturday and by Monday I was in hospital.”

“I’ve had narrow or blocked arteries for some time. I’ve been taking tablets for it just like a lot of people my age do. It’s no big thing.”

The Spurs boss revealed the details on his surgery, adding: “They didn’t even put me out. I was sort of half-conscious while they did what they had to do and now it’s all taken care of.”

“I haven’t had a heart attack. It was just that the specialist told me the arteries needed doing now.”

“So we arranged it all and here I am. I feel fine and everyone tells me I will soon be feeling better than ever.”

“I’m lucky that I work in an industry where there are experts and specialists on hand to look after you properly.”